The body of a 19-year-old man who fell into Vitawa creek near Kalwa in Thane district from a suburban train was recovered on Friday afternoon, a civic official said

Akash Sharma, a resident of Gholai Nagar in Kalwa, had fallen into the creek at 1pm on Thursday while travelling by train from Mulund in neighbouring Mumbai, Thane Municipal Corporation disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi said

The search that began on Thursday afternoon continued till 6:15 pm on Thursday and then resumed on Friday morning

The body was found at 12:30 pm on Friday by fishermen Prathamesh Kharkar, Jitu Kharkar, and Suresh Vitawkar, an official said

Police have registered a case of accidental death and are investigating further, he said